If there’s ever a country that needs rugged, hardy and comfy pickups and SUVs, it’s the Philippines. Crappy roads (have you driven on EDSA lately?) and the occasional flash flood every time Mother Nature does its thing almost necessitates the use of SUVs and pickup trucks on our roads. Add apocalyptic levels of traffic to […]
The city of Manila is set to remove and phase out gasoline run tricycles, kuligligs and pedicabs by October, according to President turned Mayor Erap Estrada. The 25,000 strong population of these sometimes vital, occasionally dangerous passenger vehicles will be removed from the city and replaced by electronic tricycles to reduce carbon emissions and to […]
A new improved Idol 3 Alcatel’s busted out a new version of their Idol 3 that’s been imbued with multiple color variations thanks to the removable back cover. Specs-wise, the new phone, the Idol 3C, retains much of the same specs as the 5.5-inch Idol 3 – Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615, 2GB of RAM, up […]
MIAA: You Need to Update Your Policies! Two steps forward, one step backward for Uber, LTFRB, and the Philippines. While it’s awesome that Uber is now officially legal in the country, they’re also now subject to regulation by the government and the powers that be. One of the stupidest regulations is that Uber drivers can’t […]
Here’s a great reason to pick up a PS4! If you’ve been looking for a compelling reason to pickup Sony’s latest console, the PS4, then you might want to check this deal out. Sony is announcing that they’ll be dramatically cutting the price of their miniature console, the PS Vita TV to a mere 2,999 […]
After 12 months of testing, the Car Awards Group Inc (CAGI) a non-stock, non-profit organization composed of motoring journalists from various print, broadcast, and online media, has finally announced the Hyundai Elantra as the winner of the 2011-2012 Car-of-the-Year Philippines held at the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) in Pasay City. In search […]
Yes, we all agree that pick up truck is inherently designed to be a basic workhorse. They’re tough, reliable, powerful, and built for those who want to play in muddy ruts on weekends. No doubt, they’ve belonged to the outback family. But nowadays we’ve seen technology makes drastic and radical improvements—much […]
Car Awards Group Inc. (CAGI), the award-giving body composed of motoring journalists, launched their search for the 2011-2012 Car of the Year-Philippines (COTY-PH) last 26 August 2011, at an official launch night held at the Congo Grille El Pueblo in Ortigas Center. “Despite the slowdown in 2011 car sales after last year’s record highs, […]
When it comes to functionality and performance, the Isuzu Crosswind Sportivo has become the benchmark to beat. Unlike other SUVs, the Sportivo stays to be more traditionalists AUV. It’s not the designed to tackle or performance features that you might get interested on this vehicle, but rather, on how the Sportivo works everyday in […]